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Can you make yourself believe one of your own lies?

I always feel like something is "wrong" deep down.

It would comfort me to believe a certain lie.

But how can I believe a lie I made up? :s-smilie:

Can you force your memory to believe your imagination?

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Reply 1

Elektro

I lived with one girl last year who totally believed all her own lies. This world is a mystery.

Reply 2

thekeythingis

Why on earth would you want to do that? It can be damaging to repress the truth. I suggest therapy so you can approach the truth with more vigour.

Reply 3

ourlastmemory

The mind is easily manipulated and yes; but I wouldn't reccomend it. Probably a very empty kind of comfort.

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Reply 4

Anonymous #1

thekeythingis

Why on earth would you want to do that? It can be damaging to repress the truth. I suggest therapy so you can approach the truth with more vigour.

I can't live with the truth...

Reply 5

tom//

only if youre a complete moron

Reply 6

Steveo92

Anonymous

I always feel like something is "wrong" deep down.

It would comfort me to believe a certain lie.

But how can I believe a lie I made up? :s-smilie:

Can you force your memory to believe your imagination?

It is possible, although I doubt that you could do it. It's possible to make someone else beleive something that they know is complete bull.

Reply 7

Mann18

Yeah you can. If you need to just imagine that whatever happened didn't actually happen, eventually after you'd told yourself it enough times you start to doubt whether the original thing ever happened. But it does damage you apparently. It'd need to be something utterly ****** up in the first place for you even to bother trying, so unless you murdered someone, chillax.

Reply 8

Hayleyboop(:

Isn't that called being delusional?

Reply 9

jamz0770

If you tell a lie enough you start thinking that it might be true followed by thinking it probably is true.

Reply 10

DarkWhite

It's not that difficult to do to be honest, convincing yourself that something is true even though you know it isn't.

Having said that, depending upon your reason for doing so, I mostly don't believe in doing it. Honesty goes a long way, and unless it's beneficial to let's say national security, then you're best off telling the truth than lying to people.

Reply 11

Advanced Subsidiary

I hate it too.

Reply 12

ccharlyy

Sometimes you can't help but believe your own lies. Tell them enough times, think them hard enough and its pretty easy really...

Reply 13

thekeythingis

It sounds like councilling would benefit you.

Reply 14

Guitarless Hero

ccharlyy

Sometimes you can't help but believe your own lies. Tell them enough times, think them hard enough and its pretty easy really...

This, pretty much.

Reply 15

lekky

ourlastmemory

The mind is easily manipulated and yes; but I wouldn't reccomend it. Probably a very empty kind of comfort.

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and yeah I'd say so... I've told lies that I've told so many times I've actually believed myself, or wanted to be true so much that I've started to believe... bad way to go to be honest, the truth will catch up with you eventually

Reply 16

sil3nt_cha0s

Er, yes, you can. Haven't we all done it at one point in our lives? (Eg. being overly optimistic for an exam you know you've done badly on) Is this what you mean, OP?

It's still a lie either way.

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Nikkuro

Reply 18

Anonymous #1

Every day is a battle for me. I often say lies to myself just so I can get through the day. The lie always falls through after a week or so, then I have a mini breakdown.

Reply 19

Syrokal

It's not very hard to do, if you tell a lie enough times, it becomes the instinctive answer and eventually you start to develope expanded detail around the lie, making it more and more believable to the people around you which in turns helps "you" to believe what your saying.

Now and then however, you remember it's a lie and the truth hurt's and you generally feel dirty, but because youve based so much on the lie you cant just give it up.

I wouldn't recommend it at all to be honest, it's not worth the trouble.